STATUTES OF LIMITATION. 



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follows: California, killing elk; Colorado, killing buffalo; Montana, 

 shooting or killing moose, caribou, or buffalo at any time or deer, 

 antelope, elk, goat, or sheep in close season, exceeding the bag limit 

 on these animals, and hunting without license by nonresidents; Wyom- 

 ing, killing or catching buffalo, or removing them from the State, and 

 killing, capturing, or destroying big game solely for their heads, 

 antlers, horns, or tusks. 



It frequently happens that persons who violate the criminal laws 

 leave the State immediately or before the expiration of the time within 

 which the prosecution must ordinarily be commenced. If no excep- 

 tion to the running of the statute were made to meet such cases 

 offenders might return to the State in security after the usual limit of 

 time had expired. To avoid this contingency, it is now very gener- 

 ally, if not universally, provided that the time of absence of the 

 defendant from the State shall not be counted as part of the period of 

 limitation. The laws of some States contain other exceptions also, as 

 when the defendant conceals himself, is a nonresident, or practices 

 some fraud upon the officers of the law. 



The following table is intended to present in compact form the 

 periods of limitation applicable to prosecutions and actions for viola- 

 tions of the game laws: 



Time within which Criminal Prosecutions and Civil Actions for Violation of Game Laivs 



must be commenced. 



Alabama. 



Alaska 



Arizona . . . 

 Arkansas . 

 California. 



Colorado . . 



Connecticut 



Delaware 



District of Columbia. 



Florida 



Georgia 



Idaho 



Illinois 



Indiana 



Indian Territory. 

 Iowa 



Kansas 



Kentucky 



Louisiana 



Maine 



Maryland 



Massachusetts 

 Michigan 



Criminal prosecution. 



1 year in the circuit, county, or city 

 courts. 



60 days before justice of the peace. . . 

 3 yearsa 



2 years 



1 year 



3 years (felony) 



1 year (misdemeanor) 



3 years (felony) 



1£ years (misdemeanor) 



1 year 



2 years 



3 yearsa 



2 years 



2 years 



1 year 



6 months 



2 years 



3 years a , 



3 years 



1 year before justice of the peace 

 (fine not exceeding 8100 or im- 

 prisonment 30 days). 



2 years 



1 year , 



1 year 



6 years 



1 year 



6 years 



6 years 



1 year for violations of sees. 5804-5809, 

 Comp. Laws of 1897.& 



2 years 



Civil action. 



6 years for possession or value of 

 game. 



2 years, action of debt for recovery of 

 penalty under license section. 



2 years. 



Minnesota 



a Under Federal statutes. 



& Prohibiting possession or capture for export of fish or game, and sale of quail, partridge or wood- 

 cock. 



